ZETA 2 RETICULI - HOME SYSTEM OF THE GREYS? ZETA 2 RETICULI HOME SYSTEM OF THE GREYS? by Joe LeSearne Edited by Ken Wright Since the 6th of October, 1995, several new planets orbiting other suns have been discovered and officially announced. However, in what may be a breakthrough for ufology, on the 20th of September, 1996, a planet was discovered orbiting the star Zeta 2 Reticuli. In 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were abducted by aliens and taken aboard their spacecraft. During her abduction, Betty was shown a star map. She was asked by an alien to point out the Earth, but since Betty had no knowledge of astronomy, she couldn’t reply. After her abduction, and under hypnotic regression Betty Hill drew the star map as accurately as possible. A few years later, Marjorie Fish built a few models of star systems using plastic balls and wire .. one of these models matched Betty Hill’s diagram. The star system from which Betty had been told the aliens originated from was Zeta 2 Reticuli! The Betty Hill Star Map as Interpreted by Ms. Marjorie Fish Reference: The Zeta Reticuli Incident by Terence Dickinson This highly recommended publication is available in hard copy from Stanton Friedman athttp://www.v-j-enterprises.com/sfpage.html In 1988, Bob Lazar came forward with an incredible story. Bob Lazar claimed he had worked at Area 51 (S4) in Nevada to reverse engineer alien spacecraft that had been captured by the US Government. During his stay at S4 he was given briefing papers to read and some of them described the alien’s home solar system .. and yes, you’ve guessed it ... Zeta 2 Reticuli, and specifically the 4th planet in that solar system! I have provided some interesting information below I found on several mailing lists: From the Extra Solar Planets Encyclopedia: Star Name Distance(Parsecs) SpectralClass VisualMagnitude M[.sini]Jupiter mass: (J)Earth mass: (E) Semi-Major Axis (AU) Periodyears (y)days (d) Eccentricity Inclination(degrees) Radius(EarthRadius) Zeta 2 Reticuli 11 pc G1V 5.24 0.27(J) 0.14 AU 18.9 d 0 -- -- In a rather strange “about face,” the above information was removed from the Extra Solar Planets Encyclopedia site after 4 days. The official reason for removal was that “the data may have been misinterpreted and there probably is no planet.” Now this big quarter of a Jupiter mass planet is in an orbit about Zeta 2 Reticuli which lasts 18.9 days and has a Semi-Major Axis of 0.14 Astronomical Unit (AU). For comparison Mercury has a Semi-Major Axis of 0.387 AU equal to 36 million miles and Earth has a Semi-Major Axis of 1.00 AU equal to 92.9 million miles. Now if we assume that this newly discovered planet, which we will name Zeta 2 Reticulum 1 in accordance with Bob Lazar’s convention, is the closest one to Zeta 2 Reticuli (it’s hard to imagine a closer one), then following Bode’s Law (the law which states each planet is about twice the distance from it’s sun as its inner neighbor) Zeta 2 Reticulum 2 should be at 0.28 AU, Zeta 2 Reticulum 3 should be at 0.56 AU and, INTERESTINGLY, Zeta 2 Reticulum 4 would be at 1.12 AU in between the Earth’s 1.00 AU and Mars’s 1.52 AU, well within the “life-zone” of a G class star! I just found another possible way that this recent discovery could confirm part of Lazar and Jarod 2’s story. I found the length of the Zeta 2 Reticulum 4’s year. How did I do this you might ask? Simple, with calculator in hand I used two elementary laws of Astronomy. Bode’s Law and Kepler’s 3rd Law. The numbers I used were from that data on the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia Website are these: The Semi-Major Axis of a planetary orbit is measured in Astronomical Units (AU). The Period of an orbit is measured in Earth days or years. The newly discovered planet has a Semi-Major Axis of 0.14 AU and a Period of 18.9 days. Some Definitions: 1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 92.9 million miles = the distance between the Earth and Sun. The “Semi-Major Axis” is the measurement of the planets orbit, an ellipse, in relation to it’s star in Astronomical Units. The Earth’s Semi-Major axis is 1.00 AU. The “Semi-Major Axis” of a perfectly circular orbit would be the radius of that orbit. The “Period” is the amount of time it takes to complete one orbit. A planet’s period is it’s year. The Earth’s Period is 365.25 days. First, Bode’s Law: As I stated before if you apply Bode’s law which states: The semi-major axis of each planet is double that of it’s neighbor nearer to the star. Or simply each planet is about twice as far from its star as its inner neighbor (i.e. Jupiter is 5.2 AU from the Sun, Saturn is 9.5 AU). Now if you apply this to the new discovery of a planet around Zeta 2 Reticuli and you assume this planet is the closest to its star this making it the closest planet to Zeta Reticuli 2 (Zeta 2 Reticulum 1 we will call it in keeping with Lazar’s naming convention, which, I should add differs from the IAU convention which would name it Zeta 2 Reticulum A - so far). At 0.14 AU it’s hard to imagine a closer planet to Zeta 2 Reticuli. For comparison, Mercury is located at 0.387 AU from the Sun so this newly found planet is Zeta 2 Reticulum 1 in all likelihood. Using Bodes law we can extrapolate where the other planets of Zeta 2 Reticuli should be. Kepler’s 3rd law relates the planet’s period or year to it’s Semi-Major Axis of it’s orbit. Mathematically this is expressed as P2 = a3/MStar. “P” is the Period measured in earth years, “a” is the Semi-Major Axis measured in Astronomical units (AU), and “MStar” is the mass of the star measured in Solar Mass units. Using both of these we can find out the length of the year on each hypothetical planet in the Zeta 2 Reticuli System, INCLUDING Zeta 2 Reticulum 4, Bob Lazar’s home of the Greys. Now let’s apply Bodes Law and Kepler’s 3rd Law: Planets of the Zeta 2 Reticuli System Planet Semi-Major Axis PeriodIn Days PeriodIn Years Zeta 2 Reticulum 1 0.14 AU 18.9 days 0.0511 years Zeta 2 Reticulum 2 0.28 AU 52.8 days 0.145 years Zeta 2 Reticulum 3 0.56 AU 149 days 0.409 years Zeta 2 Reticulum 4 1.12 AU 422 days 1.16 years So one Zeta 2 Reticulum 4 year is equal to roughly 1.16 earth years OR 422 days. And Zeta 2 Reticulum 4 is in roughly the same position in Zeta 2 Reticuli’s “life-zone” as the Earth is in the Sun’s “life-zone.” Zeta 2 Retituli is a G1V spectral class star, the Sun is a G2V. They are both “G” class main sequence stars, the difference between the “2” and the “1” indicates that Zeta 2 Reticuli is a little hotter than the Sun. The higher the middle number the lower the temperature. The “V” means they are both main sequence (middle age) stars but given Zeta 2 Reticuli’s higher temperature, and lower metallicity, it is probably older than the Sun by a couple billion years. So basically the Sun is a little cooler and younger than Zeta 2 Reticuli. For comparison here is a breakdown of the inner planets of our own solar system. Inner Planets of Our Solar System Planet Semi-Major Axis PeriodIn Days PeriodIn Years Mercury 0.387 AU 87.97 days 0.2409 years Venus 0.723 AU 224.7 days 0.6152 years Earth 1.000 AU 365.25 days 1.0000 years Mars 1.524 AU 686.98 days 1.881 years So this brings me to my conclusion. We can check part of Lazar and Jarod 2’s story by asking the simple question: “How long is a year on Zeta 2 Reticulum 4?” If the answer is anywhere in the neighborhood of 410 to 435 days (I’m allowing a lot for error), then their stock will have gone up even more. Keep me posted as to what you find out. Solar Analog from Wikipedia — the Free Encyclopedia Solar-Type, Solar Analog, and Solar Twin Stars are those stars that are particularly similar to the Sun. The classification is a hierarchy with Solar Twin being most like the Sun followed by Solar Analog and then Solar-Type. Observations of these stars are important for understanding better the properties of the Sun in relation to other stars and the habitability of planets. By Similarity to the Sun Defining the three categories by their similarity to the Sun reflects the evolution of astronomical observational techniques. Originally, Solar-Type was the closest that similarity to the Sun could be defined. Later, more precise measurement techniques and improved observatories allowed for greater precision of key details like temperature, enabling the creation of a Solar Analog category for stars that were particularly similar to the Sun. Later still, continued improvements in precision allowed for the creation of a Solar Twin category for near-perfect matches. Similarity to the Sun allows for checking derived quantities — like temperature, which is derived from the color index — against the Sun, the only star whose temperature is confidently known. For stars which aren’t similar to the Sun, this cross-checking can't be done. Solar Type These stars are broadly similar to the Sun. They are Main Sequence stars with a B-V color between 0.48 and 0.80, the Sun having a B-V color of 0.65. Alternatively, a definition based on spectral type can be used, such as F8V through K2V, which would correspond to B-V color of 0.50 to 1.00. This definition fits approximately 10% of stars, so a list of Solar-Type stars would be quite extensive. Solar-Type stars show highly correlated behavior between their rotation rates and their chromospheric activity (e.g. Calcium H & K line emission) and coronal activity (e.g. X-ray emission). As Solar-Type stars spin-down during their Main Sequence lifetimes due to magnetic braking, these correlations allow rough ages to be derived. Mamajek & Hillenbrand (2008) have estimated the ages for the 108 solar-type (F8V – K2V) Main Sequence stars within 16 parsecs of the Sun based on their chromospheric activity (as measured via Calcium H & K emission lines). The following table shows a sample of Solar-Type stars within 50 light years that nearly satisfy the criteria for Solar Analogs, based on current measurements and in order of rising distance. Sample of Solar Type Stars Identifier Coordinates Distance Light–Years Stellar Class Temperature °K Metallicity Index Right Ascension Declination Tau Ceti 01h 44m 04.1s –15° 56' 15" 11.9 G8V 5,344 –0.52 40 Eridani A 04h 15m 16.3s –07° 39' 10" 16.5 K1V 5,126 –0.31 82 Eridani 03h 19m 55.7s –43° 04' 11.2" 19.8 G8V 5,338 –0.54 Delta Pavonis 20h 08m 43.6s –66° 10' 55" 19.9 G8IV 5,604 +0.33 HR 7702 20h 15m 17.4s –27° 01' 59" 28.8 K0V 5,166 –0.04 Gliese 86 02h 10m 25.9s –50° 49' 25" 35.2 K1V 5,163 –0.24 54 Piscium 00h 39m 21.8s +21° 15' 02" 36.1 K0V 5,129 +0.19 V538 Aurigae 05h 41m 20.3s +53° 28' 51.8" 39.9 K1V 3,500 – 5,000 –0.20 HD 14412 02h 18m 58.5s –25° 56' 45" 41.3 G5V 5,432 –0.46 HR 4587 12h 00m 44.3s –10° 26' 45.7" 42.1 G8IV 5,538 +0.18 HD 172501 18h 38m 53.4s –21° 03' 07" 42.7 G5V 5,610 –0.32 72 Herculis 17h 20m 39.6s +32° 28' 04" 46.9 G0V 5,662 –0.37 HD 196761 20h 40m 11.8s –23° 46' 26" 46.9 G8V 5,415 –0.31 Nu Lupi 15h 21m 48.1s –48° 19' 03" 47.5 G4V 5,664 –0.34 Solar Analog These stars are photometrically similar to the Sun, having the following qualities: Temperature within 500°K Solar (roughly 5,200°K to 6,300°K) Metallicity of 50% – 200% (+ 0.3 Index) Solar, meaning the star’s protoplanetary disk would have had similar amounts of dust from which planets could form No close companion (orbital period of ten days or less), as such a companion stimulates stellar activity The following table shows a sample of Solar Analogs not meeting the stricter Solar Twin criteria within 50 light years and in order of rising distance. Solar Analogs Identifier Coordinates Distance Light–Years Stellar Class Temperature °K Metallicity Index Right Ascension Declination Alpha Centauri A 14h 39m 36.5s –60° 50' 02" 4.37 G2V 5,847 +0.24 Alpha Centauri B 14h 39m 35.0s –60° 50' 14" 4.37 K1V 5,316 +0.25 70 Ophiuchi A 18h 05m 27.3s +02° 30' 00" 16.6 K0V 5,314 –0.02 Sigma Draconis 19h 32m 21.6s +69° 39' 40" 18.8 K0V 5,297 –0.20 Eta Cassiopeiae A 00h 49m 06.3s +57° 48' 55" 19.4 G0V 5,930 –0.30 107 Piscium 01h 42m 29.8s +20° 16' 07" 24.4 K1V 5,242 –0.04 Beta Canum Venaticorum 12h 33m 44.5s +41° 21' 27" 27.4 G0V 5,930 –0.30 61 Virginis 13h 18m 24.3s –18° 18' 40" 27.8 G5V 5,558 –0.02 Zeta Tucanae 00h 20m 04.3s –64° 52' 29" 28.0 F9.5V 5,956 –0.14 Chi Orionis 05h 54m 23s +20° 16' 34" 28.3 G0V 5,902 –0.16 Beta Comae Berenices 13h 11m 52.4s +27° 52' 41" 29.8 G0V 5,970 –0.06 HR 4523 11h 46m 31.1s –40° 30' 01" 30.1 G5V 5,629 –0.29 61 Ursae Majoris 11h 41m 03.0s +34° 12' 06" 31.1 G8V 5,483 –0.12 HR 4458 11h 34m 29.5s –32° 49' 53" 31.1 K0V 5,629 –0.29 HR 511 01h 47m 44.8s +63° 51' 09" 32.8 K0V 5,333 +0.05 Alpha Mensae 06h 10m 14.5s –74° 45' 11" 33.1 G5V 5,594 +0.10 Zeta 1 Reticuli 03h 17m 46.2s –62° 34' 31" 39.5 G3V – G5V 5,733 –0.22 Zeta 2 Reticuli 03h 18m 12.8s –62° 30' 23" 39.5 G2V 5,843 –0.23 55 Cancri 08h 52m 35.8s +28° 19' 51" 40.3 G8V 5,235 +0.25 HD 69830 08h 18m 23.9s –12° 37' 56" 40.6 K0V 5,410 –0.03 HD 10307 01h 41m 47.1s +42° 36' 48" 41.2 G1.5V 5,848 –0.05 HD 147513 16h 24m 01.3s –39° 11' 35" 42.0 G1V 5,858 +0.03 58 Eridani 04h 47m 36.3s –16° 56' 04" 43.3 G3V 5,868 +0.02 Upsilon Andromedae A 01h 36m 47.8s –41° 24' 20" 44.0 F8V 6,212 +0.13 HD 211415 22h 18m 15.6s –53° 37' 37" 44.4 G1–3V 5,890 –0.17 47 Ursae Majoris 10h 59m 28.0s –40° 25' 49" 45.9 G1V 5,954 +0.06 Alpha Fornacis 03h 12m 04.3s –28° 59' 21" 46.0 F8IV 6,275 –0.19 Psi Serpentis A 15h 44m 01.8s +02° 30' 55" 47.9 G5V 5,636 –0.03 HD 84117 09h 42m 14.4s –23° 54' 56" 48.5 F8V 6,167 –0.03 HD 4391 00h 45m 45.6s –47° 33' 07" 48.6 G3V 5,878 –0.03 20 Leonis Minoris 10h 01m 11.1s –45° 31' 54" 49.3 F8V 6,140 +0.18 Nu Phoenicis 01h 15m 29.5s –32° 49' 53" 31.1 K0V 5,629 –0.29 51 Pegasi 22h 57m 28.0s +20° 46' 08" 50.9 G2.5IVa 5,804 –0.20 Solar Twin These stars are more similar to the Sun still, having the following qualities: Temperature within 50°K Solar (roughly 5,720°K to 5,830°K) Metallicity of 89% – 112% (+ 0.05 Index) Solar, meaning the star’s protoplanetary disk would have had almost exactly the same amount of dust for planetary formation No stellar companion, because the Sun itself is solitary An age within 1 billion years Solar (roughly 3.5 to 5.6 Billion Years) The following are the known stars that come closest to satisfying the criteria for a Solar Twin (the Sun is listed for comparison) in order of rising distance. Solar Twin Identifier Coordinates Distance Light–Years Stellar Class Temperature °K Metallicity Index Age Billion Years Right Ascension Declination Sun ––– ––– 0.00 G2V 5,778 +0.00 4.6 18 Scorpii 16h 15m 37.3s –08° 22' 06" 45.1 G2Va 5,835 +0.04 4.2 HD 44594 06h 20m 06.1s –48° 44' 29" 84 G3V 5,840 +0.15 4.1 HD 195034 20h 28m 11.8s +22° 07' 44" 92 G5V 5,760 –0.04 5.1 HD 138573 15h 32m 43.7s +10° 58' 06" 101 G5IV–V 5,710 –0.03 7.8 HD 142093 15h 52m 00.6s +15° 14' 09" 103 G2V 5,841 –0.15 5.0 HD 98618 11h 21m 29.1s +58° 29' 04" 126 G5V 5,851 +0.03 4.7 HD 143436 16h 00m 18.8s +00° 08' 13" 141 G0V 5,768 +0.00 3.8 HD 129357 14h 41m 22.4s +29° 03' 32" 154 G2V 5,749 –0.02 8.2 HD 133600 15h 05m 13.2s +06° 17' 24" 171 G0V 5,808 +0.02 6.3 HD 101364 11h 40m 28.5s +69° 00' 31" 208 G5V 5,795 +0.02 3.5 Some other stars are sometimes mentioned as promising Solar Twin candidates, particularly: Beta Canum Venaticorum, 37 Geminorum, and 16 Cygni B. However, all three have temperatures and/or luminosities that are too high for true Solar Twins. Furthermore, Beta Canum Venaticorum and 37 Geminorum have too low metallicities for Solar Twins. Finally, 16 Cygni B is part of a very wide binary system and is very old for a Solar Twin (at least 7 to 8 Billion Years Old).nbsp; Beta Canum Venaticorum is mentioned above as a nearby Solar Analog. By Potential Habitability Another way of defining solar twin is as a “habstar” – a star with qualities believed to be particularly hospitable to an Earth-like planet. Qualities considered include variability, mass, age, metallicity, and close companions. At least 3 billion years old On the Main Sequence Non-Variable Capable of harboring terrestrial planets Support a dynamically stable habitable zone The requirement that the star remain on the Main Sequence for at least 3 billion years and sets an upper limit of approximately 1.5 Solar Masses corresponding to a hottest spectral type of F5V. Such stars can reach an absolute magnitude of 2.5, or 8.55 times as bright as the Sun, at the end of the Main Sequence. Non-variability is ideally defined as variability of less than 1%, but 3% is the practical limit due to limits in available data. Variation in irradiance in a star’s habitable zone due to a companion star with an eccentric orbit is also a concern. Terrestrial planets in multiple star systems, those containing three or more stars, are not likely to have stable orbits in the long term. Stable orbits in binary systems take one of two forms: S-Type (satellite or circumstellar) orbits around one of the stars, and P-Type (planetary or circumbinary) orbits around the entire binary pair. Eccentric Jupiters may also disrupt the orbits of planets in habitable zones. Metallicity of at least 40% Solar ([Fe/H] = –0.4) is required for the formation of an Earth-like terrestrial planet. High metallicity strongly correlates to the formation of hot Jupiters, but these are not absolute bars to life, as some gas giants end up orbiting within the habitable zone themselves, and could potentially host Earth-like moons. One example of such a star is HD 70642. NOTE: There are some minor discrepancies in stellar distances in light-years provided in Wikipedia versus the Zeta Reticuli Incident article. The Zeta Reticuli Incident article was included in the December 1974 issue of Astronomy magazine. The Wikipedia data comes from information derived during the 21st Century. Advances in the equipment used by astronomers, including the Hubble Space Telescope, have made it possible to determine stellar distances more accurately. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_analog Planets Orbiting Other Stars From Wikipedia — the Free Encyclopedia As of 23 March 2012, 763 Exoplanets (Extra Solar Planets) have been discovered. 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